Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Do Not Seek Fame by Imitating Ba Wang
Zuo Yun and his companion originally intended to bring these five thousand people back, but they didn’t expect that Yang Xiao and others would catch up so quickly, while Gong Yu led another two thousand people and fiercely charged towards them.
There was no longer any possibility of a full retreat; their only hope now was to successfully run back to Xiangfan City, immediately shut down the Transmission Array, and temporarily catch their breath.
After all, with more than two hundred kilometers separating Xiangfan City from Shenlongjia, Yang Xiao, without access to a Transmission Array, would find it difficult to attack with such a distance using this amount of troops.
"No good, these two want to flee!"
Lan Xin exclaimed.
Yang Xiao sneered,
"Want to run? It’s not that easy. Giant Eagle, fly lower, chase them. We’ll pursue them from the air. These two fools, had they organized their troops to resist, they might have a chance. Fleeing in such a panic is simply seeking death."
The Giant Eagle let out a long screech and dove towards Zuo Yun and others. Yang Xiao pulled his Golden Eagle Bow to full draw, whooshing an arrow towards Zuo Yun’s back.
Zuo Yun’s cultivation was at the level of Enhanced Gene Advanced, his realm slightly higher than Yang Xiao’s, however, his combat power was not as robust as Yang Xiao.
Zuo Yun, hearing the whooshing sound of the Feathered Arrow behind him, quickly activated his Defensive Light Shield, and immediately darted to the left side, narrowly evading Yang Xiao’s arrow.
Yang Xiao, sitting on the Giant Eagle, a few tens of meters above the ground, fired one Feathered Arrow after another at Zuo Yun and Cai Yang on the ground, who dodged them with S-shaped running routes, though a few individuals with lower Genetic Evolution Levels were killed by his shots.
However, dodging Yang Xiao’s Flying Arrows in this manner, Zuo Yun and others naturally slowed their running speed.
At this moment, Long Xiang had already rode the auspicious clouds down, reaching above Zuo Yun’s head and lashed at him with his whip.
The Dragon Whip was thirty meters long, exuding a menacing killing aura as it slashed down, the air-splitting sound and ferocious momentum were staggering.
Zuo Yun, hearing the whipping sound right above his head, felt a powerful killing aura rushing towards him, quickly rolled over on the ground, while also covering his back with the light shield.
With a slap, Long Xiang’s long whip narrowly missed Zuo Yun’s arm, chopping off about half of Zuo Yun’s right hand little and ring fingers, causing him to cry out in pain, "Ah!"
Zuo Yun was terrified; barely getting up from the ground, his body still unstable, Long Xiang whipped down again.
Zuo Yun roared furiously, a giant Bear Beast Soul broke free, its immense claws striking at Long Xiang, creating a powerful tempest.
Long Xiang giggled, muttering "Stupid bear," his Dragon Whip spiraling around, directly ensnaring the body of the Giant Bear Beast Soul, then with a jerk, flung Zuo Yun’s Giant Bear Beast Soul into mid-air, and with a thud, slammed it hard onto the ground.
While Zuo Yun was fighting with Long Xiang, Cai Yang took a dozen of his trusted men and swiftly made their escape. If not now, then when?
Yang Xiao wasn’t in a rush to jump down to pursue Cai Yang on the ground, rather, he spurred the Giant Eagle to chase, continually firing Fiery Feather Arrows at Cai Yang and others from atop the Giant Eagle.
Cai Yang and his dozen men ran all the way, pursued and killed by Yang Xiao, losing five or six men with the remaining feeling deeply aggrieved.
Yet they dared not stop, they pressed harder with their feet, desperately running towards the Transmission Array of Fengyang Town.
Seeing that Fengyang Town was only about 2-3 kilometers away stirred an intense urgency in their hearts.
Cai Yang knew Yang Xiao; he had been present the last time Xie Dong attacked Shenlongjia with Yang Xiao, and knowing Yang Xiao’s formidable abilities, he dared not linger further.
At this moment, Cai Yang and his group were at least three to four kilometers ahead of the larger troop; they couldn’t rely on the numerical advantage of the main forces to block Yang Xiao.
Cai Yang, anxious, sprinted desperately forward while also keenly dodging Yang Xiao’s Feathered Arrows.
Meanwhile, Long Xiang had already used his whip to kill Zuo Yun and again rode the auspicious clouds to chase after Yang Xiao.
As Fengyang Town drew steadily closer, Lan Xin said:
"Yang Xiao, we should fly to Fengyang Town to intercept first, otherwise, once Cai Yang enters Fengyang Town and flees back to Xiangfan City, catching him will be difficult."
Yang Xiao nodded,
"Let Long Xiang play with Cai Yang. We’ll rush ahead."
Yang Xiao patted the Giant Eagle, which emitted a long screech, flapped its huge wings, flew over the heads of Cai Yang and his group, directly towards Fengyang Town.
Seeing Yang Xiao flying away, Long Xiang also lost interest in killing Cai Yang alone. His auspicious clouds churned beneath his feet as he swiftly pursued Yang Xiao.
Cai Yang’s few cohorts were stunned, saying:
"Boss, did Yang Xiao let us go?"
Cai Yang scowled, sighing:
"Life and death hang by these last few minutes, everyone sprint with full force, avoid entangling with Yang Xiao. There are several hundred members of the Flying People Team defending the Transmission Array there. Yang Xiao will likely engage in a fight with them for a while; we should take the chance to rush into the Transmission Array directly back to Xiangfan City, then shut down the transmission channel."
A subordinate asked:
"If we close the transmission channel, what about the thousands of others left behind?"
"At this point, who can still care about their life and death? Without ruthlessness, one isn’t a real man; now is not the time for false benevolence."
The hearts of the crowd sank, and they nodded, sprinting with all their might.
Minutes later, Fengyang Town was in sight.
Yang Xiao and Lan Xin rode the Giant Eagle as they flew rapidly, with Long Xiang closely following them.
By now, Yang Xiao’s 200-member Flying People Team had fallen behind quite a bit, joining forces with Gong Yu and others to chase after the pursuers behind.
Cai Yang, leading a dozen brothers, sprinted all the way and finally saw Fengyang Town.
"Alright, brothers, we’re almost there, today we will escape to a new life. When we return to Xiangfan, we shall declare ourselves kings; all sharing in both the hard times and the good times together!"
Soon, Cai Yang arrived just a few hundred meters from the Transmission Array.
"Eh, boss, something is wrong."
"Why isn’t there anyone around? Logically, our five to six hundred Flying People should be in the air fighting with Yang Xiao, right? Could it be that they’ve killed Yang Xiao?"
"That’s impossible, there’s not even a single Flying Person in the sky."
Cai Yang was also full of doubt. Just when everyone was about a hundred meters from the Transmission Array, suddenly, several people ran out from behind a nearby building and stood in the street.
It was Yang Xiao, Lan Xin, and Long Xiang.
Cai Yang’s face turned deathly pale on the spot.
What’s going on?
Cai Yang and his dozen or so brothers stopped and looked at Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao laughed heartily and said:
"Cai Yang, didn’t see this coming, did you?"
Cai Yang was startled and said:
"Yang Xiao, what do you mean? Where are my people? There should be five to six hundred Flying People here, right?"
"Heh, Cai Yang, you really overestimate yourself. Did you think those Flying People would hold the Transmission Array and die for you? Not only did you make a mistake, I did too, I didn’t expect when I got here, there would be nobody, and the channel of the Transmission Array has already been shut; thinking of returning to Xiangfan, no way!"
"What?"
Cai Yang’s body trembled, a chill breaking out on his back.
The dozen or so confidants standing behind him also shook.
Yang Xiao sneered:
"Those Flying People had long sought their own escape. Now that both Xue Dong and Lu Sun are dead, do you think they would foolishly die for you? Moreover, most of the Flying People are from Han Capital, I guess they have already used Xiangfan City’s Transmission Array to return to Han Capital."
Cai Yang was shocked inside, realizing the big picture was dire, looked at Yang Xiao, and sighed helplessly:
"Yang Xiao, you’ve won, let me join you, give me a way out. I still have many old followers in Xiangfan, I can help rule Xiangfan City."
Yang Xiao smiled contemptuously and said:
"Surrendering now, isn’t it a bit late?"
"You?"
Yang Xiao, with a charming smile, held his fingers in an orchid gesture.
Cai Yang and the others looked at Yang Xiao puzzled, not understanding what Yang Xiao was planning.
Suddenly, Yang Xiao flipped his hands and used the Shaolin Seventy-Two Skills, Floral Pointing, sending ten sharp killing auras flying through the air, instantly striking right in front of Cai Yang and the others.
Cai Yang and the others scrambled to dodge, just hearing a few light "sizz" sounds, they saw thumb-sized blood holes appear in front of them, blood rushing out.
"Yang Xiao, you?"
Cai Yang, face filled with terror, pointed at Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao retracted his hands, slowly said:
"A man should pursue his defeated foe with vengeful bravery, not to seek fame by acting like a tyrant. Keeping you would always be a menace; without you, Xiangfan City is still mine."
Cai Yang gasped, spouting a mouthful of blood, his body wobbled a few times, then thumped down onto the ground, dead!